YARC Trials 2025-2026
Why is this content being developed?
We are updating our YARC assessment to increase the breadth of content and explore improvements to the administration process. The results of these trials will inform our updates YARC assessment for release in 2027. These updates will modernise and improve the validity of this assessment.
What is involved in the trials?
Schools with students in years 3-11 are invited to participate in a series of trials from Autumn 2025 to Winter 2026. Schools in the South East of England are eligible to sign up for the Pilot Study commencing in Autumn 2025. Schools across England are invited to sign up for the Item Trial commencing in 2026.
Register to take part.
Sign a data sharing agreement to allow us to process your student data.
Select a small group of students to take part based on a brief that we provide.
Provide up to 2 days of access for our assessors to conduct the tests at your school.
You will receive student results after the trialling window as closed.
Why take part?
It’s simple and easy to take part, and there is no cost involved.
You will not need to administer or mark any element of the assessment as this will be done by trained assessors.
You will receive raw scores for participating students.
Your school will receive an incentive payment of £200 in Amazon Vouchers or National Book Tokens.
Who is eligible to participate?
Pilot: Primary and Secondary mainstream schools in the South East of England can sign up to participate in our Pilot Study.*
Item Trial: Mainstream Primary and Secondary schools across England can sign up to participate in the Item Trial.
Standardisation: Mainstream Primary and Secondary schools across the UK can sign up to participate in the Standardisation.
*Please note that there are limited places available for the Pilot Study. If you sign up for the Pilot at this stage you may be allocated a place in the Item Trial instead.
How do I sign up?
Fill in the registration form to register your interest, and we will be in touch with more details.
If you have questions or would like more information before registering, please email [email protected].
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